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...consider himself a gossip columnist; he preferred fact over rumor and straightforward prose over snark. His staccato dispatches almost always began with a cheerful "Good Morning." Toward the end of his career, after Archerd had traded in his typewriter for a computer, Variety rechristened him "Hollywood's original blogger"--a title that perhaps best describes his tireless approach to covering what he called "the most exciting city in the world...
...hundreds more. He had eclectic interests and a skepticism that had no patience for cant or showboaters. Budding editors had no better mentor. Elson once said the process of editing was the opposite of the American jurisprudence system, in that every writer was guilty until proved innocent. He had good advice for writers as well. "Never let the search for the perfect get in the way of the perfectly good," he would say as deadline approached. Then he would take the story from you, guilty until proved innocent...
...agenda. "If they came out of the tainted phase fast, it was because they were able to demonstrate a certain amount of sincerity and transparency," says Santosh Desai, CEO of New Delhi--based marketing consultants Future Brands. "Sales were affected in the short term, [but] they did a good job of reassuring consumers." Atul Singh, CEO of Coke India since 2005, who once said the company was "continuously challenged" because of its foreign roots, now welcomes that scrutiny. "There's nothing like raising the bar for yourself when you are actually doing well," he says...
Though it has been painful for him, Whitfield's lost job should have had little effect beyond his immediate family. One lost job is a microscopic event in the massive organism of the U.S. economy. In good times, America sheds 2.5 million jobs a month but creates nearly 3 million new ones. Rolling unemployment allows businesses to adjust to demand, improving efficiency and fueling growth. A healthy economy compensates job losers by creating new jobs for them. America's economic athleticism has been the envy of other countries, a key to its success...
...Southeast Asian Immigrants, my family owes Kennedy a debt of gratitude. Because of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 that he helped pass, we were able to come to this country many years ago and build a new life. His countless good deeds on behalf of the common man will reverberate in our nation's soul. The best tribute his colleagues in Congress can bestow is the health-care-reform bill that was his life's cause and that he worked so hard for but, sadly, did not live to see enacted. Farewell to a true patriot. Cheers Echevarria...